The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has issued an emergency declaration following the detection of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a white-tailed buck found in Concordia Parish. The disease is infectious, always fatal, and currently has no known treatment.
The emergency declaration encompasses all of Catahoula and Concordia parishes, as well as parts of Avoyelles, LaSalle, Pointe Coupee, and Rapides parishes.
Effective February 1, new regulations will be implemented in these zones. These restrictions include a ban on baiting and feeding deer, alongside updated rules governing the transport of deer carcasses, which will prohibit the movement of specific deer parts out of the affected areas.